American dodder vs Mountain Goat

Cuscuta americana compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• American dodder is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American dodder	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cuscuta	Oreamnos
Species	Cuscuta americana	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

American dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American dodder	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American dodder

The American dodder (Cuscuta americana) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.